Association of consciousness impairment and mortality in people with COVID-19.

Wei-Xi XiongLu LuBaiyang ZhangJianfei LuoWeimin LiLi He Josemir W SanderJie MuCairong ZhuDong Zhou

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2021)

Altered consciousness and its progression had a direct link with death in COVID-19. Interactions with age, oxygen saturation level and pH suggest possible pathophysiology. Further work to confirm these findings explore prevention strategies and interventions to decrease mortality is warranted.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
cardiovascular events
risk factors
physical activity
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronary artery disease